When Iowa Senate Minority Leader Zach Wahls fired two longtime Democratic caucus staffers on a Friday afternoon, the discontent immediately began to percolate. Fellow iowasendems expressed frustration that they weren’t consulted on the abrupt change, but it took until early the next week for it to become clear that those conversations were anything more than just disaffected grumbling. By Wednesday evening, though, the decision was unanimous. zachwahls , 31, was out. The caucus decided to replace him with Sen. Pam Jochum, a respected 30-year veteran of the Iowa Legislature who immediately took over as minority leader. The decision caught political observers off guard. Though the change is ultimately a matter of internal politics, the leader is a prominent face of the party and has a major role in winning back seats for Democrats, who are deep in the minority. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #Iowa #IALegis #IAGov #IApolitics #Democrats